Engineering Fundamentals

Fundamental Skills for Success

Undecided about which area of engineering to pursue? No problem. You’ll have a chance to explore them all. Every engineering student at Michigan Tech takes the same core courses, and many choose a major after two semesters on campus. You’ll get exposure to all the engineering fields before you need to choose a career path. While you’re at it, you’ll gain the fundamental skills for success using the First-Year Engineering Learning Center, working with classmates in team activities, and benefiting from discovery-based classes.

Degree Options

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Our Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree program offers a technical foundation, then allows you the flexibility to pursue professional interests in line with or even outside of engineering. Graduates with this degree span a wide range of careers, from roller coaster design to nanotechnology research on cancer treatments.

AJ Hamlin

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Dr. Hamlin's teaching interests include graphics, visualization, and computer aided design. Her research interests include educational methods, spatial visualization, and the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment. Her current research projects include development of the First Year Engineering Program and modeling the chemistry in the remote atmosphere. She . . .

Douglas Oppliger

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Mr. Oppliger's teaching interests include graphics, visualization, and computer aided design. His research interests include educational methods. His current research project is Development of the First Year Engineering Program. Prior to his teaching career, Mr. Oppliger worked as a project engineer in the marine construction industry. Aside from his work at . . .